Slicing-machine.



PATENTED SEPT. 11, 1906.

' E. F. SMITH.

SLIGING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED AUG.8,1904.

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H inventor 5 u u m m No. 830,935 PATENTED SEPT. 11,1906.

' E. F. SMITH. SLIDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.8,1904- '4' SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Inventor PATENTED SEPT. 11, 1906.

' V B. F. SMITH.

SLIGING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED AUG.8.1904.

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Inventor imomen N0- 830,935. PATENTED SEPT.11, 1906.

E. F. SMITH. SLIGING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION iILED AUG. 8.19M,

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Witneaaes To all whom it may concern:

Us'rrnn STATES EDWARD F. sm'rn, or R()(JI-1ES"1 3R. NEW roan, ASSIGN()R To JOSIAH ANSTICE, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK. I

snows-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters lf'atent.

Patented Sept. 11, 1906;

Be it known that I, EDWARD F. Sm'ria, a

citizen ofthe United States, residing atRo'che ster,'in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in SlicingMachines, of which the following is a specification, reference heinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in sliring machines, which is more especially iutended for slicing meats though it maybe used f or slicing other substances.

in the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying my nvention looking at the same from thehandie or operators side. Fig. 2 is a similar View looking at the machine from the opposite side. Fig. 3 is .a view similar to Fig. 1 with the cutting mechanism shown in position after a slice has been cut and after the cutter has traveled. across the end of the holder, whereas in Fig. 1 the cutting mechanism is shown in the position for beginning the slicing movement across the end. of the holder. Fig. 4 1521 detached perspective view of the oscillating member or frame which carries the revolving cutter and the gage-plate, the crank and link for oscillating the same being also shown. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the machine. a portion of the holder being broken away. Fig. (l. is a sectional View taken on the line (5 6 of Fig l'lookin'g in the direction in dicated by arrow. Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the line 7 7 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction indicated by arrow. Fig. it is a detached longitudinal sectional view of the holder and. feeder.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings, 1 1 indicate two vertical standards arranged practically in alinen'icnt, and these standards are connected by a web or framepiece 2. The st-andardsaml the web or con.- nection 2 serve to support. all the mechanism with the exception of the driving-shalt and its gears, the latter being supported by a standard 3.

Supported in a horizontal bearing 4 is a horizontal shaft Secured to the inner projecting end of the shalt 5 by mcans'oi a suit-- able member or screw 6 is the collar 7 oi the oscillating member or lrame $5, the said collar forming, in cii'cct, abortion of the oscillating member. licvolubly mounted upon an arm or extension 9 of theoscillating member is a ME 1 time. I i

cutter 10. Attached to the cutter 10 is a gear 11, and this' gear'll is in ineshwvith a gear 12, which is mounted concentr cally with the axis of the oscillating member-or or idler-gear. Connected withitheigeer 1:2 1 p I opinion 14, and this pinion '14 inturn' meshesf frame, and in operation actsas wtransmission with a gear 15.

Mount-ed in a driving shaft 17, to which a handle or driving member 18-is attached for driving it. This" shaft carries a pinion or gear 19, which is in mesh with, preferably, an. internal gear '20,

which is rigidiy and concentrically connected. l

with the gear 15.

The oscillating member adjustable gage-plate 22, which extends-in a 8 also carries an arm 21, to which-1s attached a. transversely hOl'lZOIldJitl bearing 16 is a plane parallel with the cutting-face ofthere'v oluble cutter 10 and located at a point inad V Vance of the cutter and adapted to be adgustg ed-transversely in relation to the cutter for varying the thickness of the slice to be cut.

This adjustment is accomplished by means. of a thumb-screw 23, which passes through a."

screw-tlueaded stud 24, extending from a lateral arm 25, to which the gage plate 2-2 is i l l tached. i

- A laterally extending trough or holder support 26 is suitably supported by the stalndards and connecting-piece,and located atthe' inner end of this support-trough is a substan-' tially rectangular wall orframe 27, through which the meat or substance to be cut will extend. Located within and supported by the support. or trough in any suitable manner is a traveling meat or substance holder or feeder 2.94, which is angular in'oross section and carries at its inner end a plurality of points 2%) for the purpose of engaging and thereby firmly holding ti1e 1-neat to be cut. Adjustably arranged on-th holder or carrier 28 is a clamping member 30, carrying at its upper end a transvcrsely-arrangecl arm 31 provided with pins 32 for engaging the meat.

This clamp .30 is movable up and down to act conunodate and clamp pieces of meat of various and is held in its adjusted position through the medium of a tliuiiil)screw 33, the member 30 having a longitudinal slot 34, through which the stem of the clamping screw passes. The carrier is normally drawn inward by means oi a tape 35, connected with as ring-actuated pulley 36. The construction such ulleys being so well understood that detai ed illustration or de: scription thereof is unnecessary.

I The gear 15 is rigidly attached to one end of the shaft 37, and to the other end of this shaft is rigidly attached a crank-arm 38. A

' link 39 connects the outer end of the crankarm 38 with the oscillating member 8 at the point 40, so that as the shaft 37 is revolved the member 8 is oscillated and the cutter 10 and gage-plate 22 are moved back and forth across the inner end of the trough which carrice the meat holder and feeder.

In operation the meat to be sliced is placed in the carrier 28 and clam ed therein with its end pxrojecting inwardly eyond the inner end of t e carrier 28. The carrier being held normally inward causes the inner end of the meat to rest against the gage-plate '22. The operator then causes the drive-shaft 17 to be revolved, and this causes the cutter to be carried across the end of the meat and to cut a cutter, and since the specific means by which I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patthis result is accomplished maybe varied I do not limit myselfto the particular mechanism herein shown beyond the generic principies therein involved Having thus described my invention, what ent,is-

1. A slicer comprising a holder, a pivoted arm adapted to reciprocate in a direction across 'said holder, a revoluble cutter journaled in the free end of the arm, a gear attached to the cutter, a gear journaled con centrically with the pivot of said arm and in mesh with said cutter-gear, the last-men-- tioned gear provided with a concentric pinion, a gear 15 in mesh with the pinion, a crankand-link connection between said gear 15 and said reciprocating arm, and a driving-shaft geared to said gear 15, substantially as described. 1, r

2. A slicer, comprising a holder, a pivoted arm adapted to be reciprocated in a direction across the holder, arevolublecutter j ournaled in the free end of said arm, the cutter having. a concentric gear attached thereto, a gear 'journaled concentrically with the pivot of.

said arm, a driving-gear moshing with. the last-mentioned gear, a' ivoted gage-plate extending across the -en(l of said holder, a granlcand-link connection between said drivethe opposite side of said idle gear gear and the arm, and a crank connected. between said intermediate gear and the pivoted gage.

3. A slicer, comprising a holder, a pivoted arm adapted to reciprocate in a direction across said holder, arevoluble' cutter ournaled in the free end of said arm, the cutter having a concentric gear attached thereto, an idle 7o gear concentric with the pivot of said reciprocating arm and in mesh with said cutter-gear,

'a large gear concentric with the idle gear and meshing with the opposite side thereof, and means carried by the large gear for reciprocating said arm and rotating said gear and means for rotating said large gear.

4. A slicer, comprising a holder, a pivoted arm adapted to reciprocate in a direction across said holder, arevoluble cutter ournaled in the i'ree'end of said arm, the cutter having a concentric gear attached thereto, an idle gear concentric with the pivot of the reciprocating arm and in mesh with the cutter-gear,

a large gear in mesh with the opposite side of the idle gear and means carried by the large gear forreciprocating said arm and rotating said gear and means for rotating said large ear.

5. A slicer, comprising a holder, a pivoted 9o arm adapted to reciprocate in a direction across said holder, a revoluble cutter journaled in the free end of said arm, the cutter having a concentric gear attached thereto, an idle gear concentric with the pivot of said recip rocating arm and in'mesh thcrewith, a large gear meshing with the opposite side of said idle gear, and having internal teeth, a drivepinion meshing with the internal teeth, a crank carried by said pinion, a crankand-link 10o connection between said large gear and said arm. v

6. A slicer, comprising a holder, a pivoted arm adapted to reciprocate in a direction across said holder, a revoluble cutter journaled I 0 5 in the free end of said arm, the cutter having a concentric gear attached thereto, an idle gear concentric with the pivot of said recip-. rocating arm and in mesh with the gear carri'ed by the knife, a large ear meshing with 1 0 and having internal teeth, a drive-pinion ineshim with the internal teeth, an operating-cranr carried by the pinion, the crank-arm carried by said large gear and a link connected between I 5. thecrank-arm and the knife-carrying arm, whereby the knife is reciprocated and simultaneously rotated.

In testimony whereof .l aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD F. SMl'lll'.

Witnesses:

. G. A. Cooswnpn,

MAY MUNTZ. 

